Goal: Foster engaged, helpful community that reduces your support burden

Target: 50+ members Week 1, 200+ Month 1

Success Metric: Active daily discussions, community answering each other's questions

Discord Community Structure

Server Setup

Server Name

Artemis City

Server Description

The kernel-driven operating system for AI agents.

Official Discord for Artemis City developers—get help, share projects, and shape the roadmap.

Server Icon

Artemis City logo (single emoji or custom)

Invite Link

Custom vanity URL: discord.gg/T2Huqg4c

Channel Structure

📋 INFORMATION

#welcome

👋 Welcome to Artemis City!

We're building a kernel-driven operating system for AI agents—deterministic, governed, and production-ready.

🚀 Get Started:
• Quick-start guide: [link]
• GitHub: [link]
• Whitepaper: [link]

💬 How to Get Help:
1. Check #faq first
2. Ask in #support
3. Share your project in #showcase

🤝 Community Guidelines:
• Be respectful and helpful
• No spam or self-promotion (unless relevant to Artemis City)
• Keep discussions on-topic per channel
• Search before asking (you might not be the first)

📢 Stay Updated:
• #announcements - Product updates and releases
• #changelog - Detailed changes

Let's build something incredible together.

#announcements (read-only, Prinston only)

Product launches
Major releases
Important updates
Community milestones

#changelog (auto-feed from GitHub releases)

Version updates
Bug fixes
New features
Breaking changes

#faq (read-only, curated)

Common questions and answers
Troubleshooting guides
Updated based on #support themes

💬 COMMUNITY

#general

Casual discussion
Introductions
Off-topic (within reason)
Community building

#support

Installation issues
Configuration help
Error debugging
"How do I...?" questions

#showcase

Share your Artemis City projects
Demo workflows
Creative use cases
Success stories

#feedback

Feature requests
Bug reports
UX/DX improvements
Roadmap input

🛠️ DEVELOPMENT

#development

Architecture discussions
Technical deep-dives
Performance optimization
Advanced configurations

#plugins

Plugin development
Share custom plugins
Tool integrations
MCP discussions

#agents

Custom agent templates
Agent design patterns
Routing strategies
ATP (Agent Template Protocol)

#memory-bus

Obsidian integration
Supabase setup
Memory architecture
Trust-decay discussions

🎯 WORKING GROUPS (Add as needed)

#governance-wg

Enterprise features
Compliance requirements
Audit tooling
RBAC design

#cloud-wg

Artemis City Cloud
Deployment strategies
Scaling patterns
Multi-instance coordination

🤝 CONTRIBUTION

#contributors

For active contributors
Coordination on PRs
Code review discussions
Release planning

#docs

Documentation improvements
Tutorial creation
Example workflows
Content feedback

🎤 VOICE CHANNELS

General Voice

Casual hangout
Pairing sessions
Ad-hoc discussions

Office Hours (scheduled)

Weekly Q&A with Prinston
Deep-dive sessions
Community demos

Roles & Permissions

@Founder (Prinston)

All permissions
Distinguishable color (gold/blue)
Can post in #announcements

@Core Team

Active maintainers
Moderate channels
Pin helpful messages
Manage spam

@Contributors

Merged 1+ PRs
Special badge
Access to #contributors
Recognition role

@Early Adopter

Joined in first month
Special badge
Community recognition

@Member (default)

Access to all public channels
Can post everywhere except #announcements

Moderation Guidelines

What to Encourage

✅ Thoughtful questions
✅ Helpful answers
✅ Constructive criticism
✅ Project showcases
✅ Learning in public

What to Discourage

⚠️ Spam
⚠️ Off-topic promotion
⚠️ Unconstructive negativity
⚠️ Repeated questions (point to docs)
⚠️ DM harassment

Moderation Actions

First time: Friendly redirect to appropriate channel
Second time: Public reminder of guidelines
Repeated: Timeout (24h)
Severe/malicious: Ban

Automation & Bots

Welcome Bot

Auto-message in #general when someone joins:

👋 Welcome @username to Artemis City!

🚀 Get started: [quick-start link]
💬 Introduce yourself and tell us what you're building!
❓ Need help? Ask in #support

GitHub Bot

Auto-post to #changelog:

New releases
Merged PRs
New issues (optional, can be noisy)

FAQ Bot (Optional)

Trigger responses for common questions:

!quickstart → Links to quick-start guide
!whitepaper → Links to whitepaper
!vs-autogpt → Links to comparison

Community Programs

Weekly Office Hours

Time: Every Wednesday, 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT

Format:

30 min Q&A with Prinston
15 min demo/deep-dive on a topic
15 min community showcases

Topics rotation:

Week 1: Architecture overview
Week 2: Plugin development
Week 3: Memory bus deep-dive
Week 4: Production deployments

Contributor Spotlights

Monthly recognition:

Feature top contributor in #announcements
Highlight their work
Special badge
Optional interview/feature

Showcase Fridays

Every Friday, encourage community to share:

What they built this week
Interesting workflows
Lessons learned
Cool agent interactions

First Week Engagement Strategy

Day 1 (Launch Day)

Your actions:

Post in #announcements: "Artemis City v1.0 is live!"
Be active in #general for introductions
Respond to every question in #support
Share launch blog in #general

Expected:

10-20 members
Lots of setup questions
Excitement + curiosity

Day 2-3

Your actions:

Continue active support
Start pinning best answers
Encourage first showcases
Share interesting discussions on Twitter

Expected:

20-40 members
First projects starting
Architecture questions

Day 4-5

Your actions:

First office hours (if ready)
Update #faq based on common questions
Highlight community contributions
Start seeing community-to-community help

Expected:

40-60 members
Self-sustaining discussions
First plugin contributions

Conversation Starters

In #general:

What's the first agent workflow you want to build with Artemis City?

I'm curious what problems you're trying to solve.

In #showcase:

Would love to see what you're building!

Even if it's early/broken, sharing works-in-progress helps everyone learn.

In #feedback:

What's the #1 thing that would make Artemis City more useful for you?

Be specific—helps us prioritize the roadmap.

Response Templates

Installation Issues

Let's debug this together.

Can you share:
1. Your OS and Python version (python --version)
2. The full error message
3. Your Artemis City version (codex --version)

Also, have you checked the troubleshooting guide? [link]

Feature Requests

Great idea! This aligns with [use case].

Can you describe:
- Your specific use case
- How you'd use this feature
- What the workflow would look like

Helps us design it right. Also consider adding to GitHub discussions: [link]

Showcase Appreciation

🔥 This is awesome! Love seeing [specific thing].

[Thoughtful question about their implementation]

Mind if we feature this in a blog post / Twitter?

Metrics to Track

Growth:

Members per day
Active members (posted in last 7 days)
Retention (% still active after 30 days)

Engagement:

Messages per day
Questions asked in #support
Questions answered by community (not just you)
Projects shared in #showcase

Quality:

Average response time to questions
% questions answered within 24h
Community helpfulness (community answers / total answers)

Conversion:

Discord → GitHub stars
Discord → Contributors
Showcase projects → Case studies

Warning Signs (and Fixes)

"Only Prinston answers questions"

Fix:

Explicitly thank community members who help
Give @Contributor role for helpful answers
Sometimes wait 30 min before answering (let community try)

"Same questions over and over"

Fix:

Update #faq
Improve docs
Create FAQ bot triggers
Pin answers in #support

"Ghost town (no activity)"

Fix:

Post conversation starters
Share interesting external content
Highlight wins (GitHub stars, showcases)
Schedule office hours

"Toxic/negative vibes"

Fix:

Address immediately (DM or public, depending)
Reinforce guidelines
Timeout if needed
Create positive examples (gratitude, celebration)

Month 1 Goals

Quantitative:

200+ members
50+ daily active users
5+ community-answered questions per day
10+ showcase projects
80%+ questions answered within 24h

Qualitative:

Community members helping each other
Positive, collaborative vibe
Active #showcase with real projects
Constructive #feedback discussions
Contributors coordinating in #contributors

Ready to Launch?

Pre-launch checklist:

[ ] All channels created
[ ] Roles configured
[ ] Welcome message written
[ ] #faq populated (even if basic)
[ ] Moderation team identified (even if just you at first)
[ ] Vanity URL claimed
[ ] Welcome bot configured
[ ] You're ready to be active for first 48h

After launch:

Post invite link in GitHub README
Share in HN comments
Share on Twitter/LinkedIn
Be hyper-responsive first week
Set tone: helpful, technical, collaborative

Remember: The community reflects your energy. Be the community member you want to attract.

Let's build something incredible together. 💬